The magic formula for determining your credit score isn’t publicized, but there are some general guidelines. For instance, experts say your credit utilization (your debt in relation to your credit limit) should be below 30%, and ideally 10%, for the best effect on your scores. This means that closing credit accounts may actually be a bad move — it’s wise to do the numbers with a professional.
In general, credit repair software tools work by scanning your credit reports (entered either manually or automatically through the software) and then allowing you to identify the entries you wish to dispute. Once the erroneous entries have been identified, the software takes over and can create, track and manage the dispute process, generate dispute letters, graphically display the progress of your disputes, and more.
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While much of the DIY credit repair information available out there can be helpful, the sheer volume can feel overwhelming — not to mention being sure you’re getting the right information. That’s why we’ve put together this short tutorial outlining three easy ways you can fix your credit problems. As with every endeavor, educating yourself on the options available is the crucial first step.
Rent payments are not included in your credit reports unless a special allowance is made to include them. In most cases, rent along with utility payments, never appear on your reports. So, a missed rent payment won’t negatively impact your credit. Court judgments, such as unpaid child support, collection accounts and tax liens all appear as public records in your credit report.a) Missed rent payments
"When you search the internet, you will find lots of companies offering credit repair training with testimonies. I'm not criticizing any other training program out there. My husband attended a seminar last year on credit repair and he said it was pretty exciting and good. He came back motivated because we wanted to be the best in the business. But strangely, I noticed that he came back sharing that we needed to purchase additional resources to be more professional and effective at the event: He told me that we need a special CRM program, affiliates among other things. Some of the sources were ok. Well, my sister joined the team this year in 2014 and decided to look at The Credit Consultants Association program for her training. That's when we both realized that we did not need all of the sources at the seminar to get results. Actually, we used CCA's advanced techniques and information that is always available in their helpdesk knowledgebase and it is ongoing. So we paid for that and became members. You will not be sold on anything else disguised to make your credit repair business look more professional. You will get pending changes of the industry from them too. We found that this is a people's business and they respond to results. If you get results and professional, they will spread the word about your company. You don't need to spend a lot of money to look professional. Yes, you need a website. If you spend all of your money trying to look good with expensive offices and programs, you will NOT be able to afford to give your clients the credit repair results they seek or stay in business. This was our mistake and we had to downsize this year. Start by building up your name as one who gets results for their clients. CCA will provide all of the knowledge needed at an extremely great cost. Software will help your business grow as it has helped ours, but we changed our software recently. You better learn how to control your software and not let it control you. One more thing, if you can afford to go to the seminar, go for motivation and see what else you can pick up. But you will need ongoing affordable sources like CCA. We will stick with CCA instead of paying for a seminar each year because it is much more affordable" - Rosa
The key point here, however, is that you can’t go into repair expecting to improve your score by a certain amount. Scores are highly specific to an individual, so changes vary based on your credit history, the number of other penalties you have and where your score was before the item was removed. This is why score improvement guarantees typically indicate a scam.
As you’d expect, doing credit repair yourself typically won’t be as costly as hiring a credit repair professional. But the cost of credit repair also comes down to the problem: For example, if you’re seeing a dip in your scores because you applied for too much credit, holding off on any inquiries for a while won’t cost you a dime. But if your credit is in trouble because you’re behind on paying debts, it’ll cost you.
We agree that it is very important for individuals to be knowledgeable of their credit standing. When you have a credit-monitoring tool like freecreditscore.com on your side, you get e-mail alerts whenever there’s a change in your credit score–and you can also see your credit score whenever you want. With the free credit report from the government, you only see your report once a year. If you monitor your credit score regularly, it’s easier to catch inaccuracies before it’s too late.

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Once received, the bureau has 30 days to respond. They will contact the original creditor or issuer of the information to ask them to verify the item. If it can’t be verified, then it must be removed. If that happens, the credit bureau will provide a free copy of your report so you can confirm the item no longer appears. You can also request the credit bureau to notify anyone who inquired about your credit in the past six months. And, you can ask them to send a copy to any employers who checked your report within the past two years.

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